A study in the American Journal of Managed Care finds that a high-touch primary care group delivers better outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries.
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More on physicians' attitudes about work and the health system from the Physicians Foundation biennial survey.
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The biennial survey of doctors sponsored by the Physicians Foundation and conducted by recruiting firm Merritt Hawkins has been released.
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Willis Towers Watson gives us its perspective on what is happening with employment-based health benefits.
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JAMA has the latest recommendation and supporting research on behavioral interventions for weight loss.
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Provider consolidation in California has caused significant premium increases and health care service price growth, according to an analysis in Health Affairs.
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Beneficiaries will have more Medicare Advantage plan choices and experience lower premiums in 2019, according to a CMS announcement.
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An analysis in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that the cost of drug pivotal trials may be less than what the industry suggests.
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Accenture issues a report on health plan administrative complexity and the interaction with patient literacy, claiming doing a better job would save a few billion a year.
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Yet another paper on geographic spending variation; its sources and extent.
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has some recommendations for updating Medicare's hospital quality measurement programs.
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The incidence of Alzheimer's and other dementias is projected to keep rising, becoming an even bigger source of spending pressure.
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The International Federation of Employee Benefit Plans gives us another survey of benefits.
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A study in JAMA Network suggests that there is lower health spending associated with greater well-being among Medicare recipients.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.